Terrestrial vertebrates in the environs of Utah Lake

Authors

Clyde L. Pritchett, Department of Zoology, Brigham Young Universtiy, Provo, Utah 84602
Herbert H. Frost, Department of Zoology, Brigham Young Universtiy, Provo, Utah 84602
Wilmer W. Tanner, Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602

Abstract

From an historical aspect, there are or have been 215 species and 62 families of terrestrial vertebrates found in the environs of Utah Lake. The classes Amphibia and Reptilia are represented by 4 species in 3 families and 12 species in 4 families, respectively. The class Aves has the highest numbers of species and families. The birds are represented by 152 species and 39 families. There are 47 species of mammals found within 16 families. Three additional species of reptiles have been reported to one of us by the Division of Wildlife Resources personnel as occurring in the environs of Utah Lake, but these are not recorded in the literature and have not been verified by us.

Recommended Citation

Pritchett, Clyde L.; Frost, Herbert H.; and Tanner, Wilmer W. (1981) "Terrestrial vertebrates in the environs of Utah Lake," Great Basin Naturalist Memoirs: Vol. 5, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbnm/vol5/iss1/9